Robins appear when loved ones are near

Original acrylic painting on stunning natural hand shaped Ballachulish slate. 

After spotting a robin in the garden recently I decided to paint one again with the lovely words too as they make me think of my loved ones and I think this saying has the same effect on a lot of people. 

Having selected a lovely piece of Ballachulish slate I found in the quarry, I turned into a stonemason for a while and hammered the beautiful piece of the famous rock into a pleasant shape. A quick brush down under a tap and it was soon dry and ready to be painted on.

After an hour the first of many white undercoats of the lovely robin and the words was laid out.

Two days later I gave him a few more hours and when I was finally satisfied with every tiny detail and considered that he looked life-like enough, I embarked upon the writing, which also required several paint layers. With the background of the dark slate the gold writing looks outstanding, luxurious and almost glowing!

Another two days later I gloss varnished the slate and that's when all the colours came alive even more!

A day later I added another layer of varnish making the piece look so shiny, luxurious and just wonderful!

I absolutely love this painting on a slate that now looks almost black and has a unique shape, with pieces of shiny pyrytes further decorating the surface.

The beautiful robin is so cute and lifelike and the words have a lot of meaning to many people (myself included), so I would like him to fly to a new home where he could delight a nice person / people with his positive presence!

This painting, like all original paintings, has a life of its own and it looks different in different lights, which adds to the special feel of this stunning piece!

The slate size is approximately

315 x 115 x 8 mm and the price is just  

£80.00 incl. postage

and a black metal display stand that completes the luxurious look of this stunning one off detailed original piece!

The robin can fly to his new home either by free UK postage or be picked up in Oban in person (with a little discount:)

I know that it might be difficult to shop for that special something for yourself or your loved one online, so all my art comes with 14 day money back guarantee, so in the event that once the piece arrives you are not satisfied with it for any reason, I am happy to refund the cost of the painting upon a safe receipt of it back.

Thank you for viewing!